WTIO24 FMEE 200622
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/01/2026
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 001/7 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)
(WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND)
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCAL (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

NEAR GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/01/2026 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 1002 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.6 S / 37.8 E
(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND
THIRTY SEVEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 10 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 320 NM IN THE NORTHEN AND SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP
TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2026/01/20 AT 18 UTC:
24.6 S / 41.0 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 90 NM
34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 60 NM

24H, VALID 2026/01/21 AT 06 UTC:
24.8 S / 44.0 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 135 NM NW: 95 NM
34 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 65 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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